49 dead, 140 missing as boat carrying 260 migrants sinks off Yemen coast, IOM reports.

49 migrants dead, 140 missing after boat sinks off Yemen coast; UN agency reports. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing. The boat was carrying some 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on a 320-kilometer journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank on Monday. Search efforts are ongoing, with 71 migrants already rescued.

June 10, 2024
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